How Does Dimethoate Work?

Dimethoate, any systemic insecticide that acts by inhibiting cholinesterases, enzymes involved in transmitting nerve impulses. Chemically, it is an organophosphate. Like all organophosphates it is related to the nerve gases and is among the most toxic of all pesticides to vertebrates, including humans.

Is dimethoate a fungicide?

Their most common use is as insecticides but some are registered as herbicides or fungicides. ... OP insecticides of primary concern include: azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos (Fig. 5.2F), diazinon, dichlorvos, dimethoate, malathion, methamidophos, naled, and oxydemeton-methyl.

Is dimethoate a carbamate?

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They exert their toxic action by inhibiting the cholinesterase enzymes of the nervous system, which results in the accumulation of acetylcholine (Satoh and Hosokawa 2000). Widely used organophosphate insecticides include dimethoate, parathion, and trichlorfon.